Word Origin & History

jog 1540s, "to shake up and down," perhaps altered from M.E. shoggen "to shake, jolt, move with a jerk," of uncertain origin. Meanings "shake," "stir up by hint," and "walk or ride with a jolting pace" are from 16c. The main modern sense is attested from 1560s but mostly dates from 1948; at first a training regimen for athletes, it became a fad c.1967.

Example Sentences for jogging

It was Edith who broke into reality—Maurice had taken the reins, and they were jogging slowly along.

Jim kept 177 jogging along in the middle of the road, slowly and innocently.

He held out his hand to gauge the exact direction, then bent again and plodded towards it, Rickerl jogging in his footprints.

Half an hour later, Ralph was jogging along on his way to Vierzon.

The poor farmer was jogging along and thinking of his misfortune, when he sees a man hanging from the bough of a tree.

He whirled his pony in its tracks and sent it jogging down the back trail.

Soon the horses were jogging along, the reins flapping loose on their broad backs.

Please your honour, it's getting late, we had better be jogging!

Next morning we were on our way again by the time the sun was above the horizon, jogging quietly through the scrub.